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This series of stamps celebrates the rich tradition of Cypriot folk art, revealing its natural character and takes as its inspiration the ancient arts that are still alive today.
The four stamps depict:
(a) woodcarving, in the form of a…

The stamps in this issue depict four Cyprus castles to be found in the area of the island that has been occupied since the Turkish invasion in 1974.
Three of the stamps in the issue depict castles in the highest remote peaks of the occupied…

For the second year running member states of the Postal Union of the Mediterranean “Euromed Postal” are issuing a single stamp with the common theme “Boats of the Mediterranean”.
Throughout mankind’s history the sea has played a very…

The Akamas Peninsula
The Akamas Peninsula is on the western coast of Cyprus. The area is one of exceptional beauty and forms an enchanting mosaic of many contrasting plateaus and plains, streams and gorges, sandy and rocky beaches, caves and islets.…

The theme for this year’s “Europe” series is “Old Toys”, chosen by the European Public Postal Operators (PostEurop) and common to all country–members of the Organisation.

By Old Toys we mean the variety of playthings that were such an…

Η γαμήλια πομπή κατευθύνεται από την εκκλησία της Αγίας Μαρίνας προς το σπίτι της νύμφης. Στη συνοδεία αναγνωρίζονται αριστερά ο Κωστής…

Και οι δυο στρατεύτηκαν νεαροί και ελεύθεροι.
Ο Μιχάλης ήταν το έβδομο από εννιά παιδιά του πάτερ Χριστόδουλου Βασίλη και της Χριστίνας…

Η φωτογραφία στάλθηκε με οπισθογράφηση «από τον στρατιώτη Ανδρέα Ι. Βασιλιάδη αρ. 529 στον ξάδελφο Μιχάλη (Παπαχριστοδούλου) αρ. 542».

Preserves have always played an integral part in traditional Cyprus hospitality. The preservation of fruit and vegetables with sugar, as the main preserving agent has always been part of home economics especially at the villages. Products that were…